Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Develop and Stimulate Sight!

Neurons for vision begin forming the first few months of life. Activities that stimulate a baby’s sight will insure good visual acuity.

Pretty LightWhen infants look at moving objects, a neuron from his retina makes a connection to another neuron in his visual part of the brain. He is literally wiring his vision.1. Cover a flashlight with colored plastic wrap.2. Hold your baby in your arms and turn on the flashlight.3. Move it back and forth and watch as he follows the light.4. Talk to him as you move the lightPretty lightPretty lightSee the pretty, pretty, light.5. Babies love to do this and they are making important connections in the brain.

Follow the Action1. Babies love to look at faces, especially faces of people they love.2. Try different facial expressions and sounds to develop your baby’s vision and hearing.3. Here are some ideas:Sing a song and use big movements with your mouth.Blink your eyes.Stick out your tongue.Make contortions with your mouth.Make lip sounds.Cough or yawn.

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Jackie Silberg (also known as "Miss Jackie" from her television years) is a highly sought after workshop-seminar leader, motivational speaker, and performer. With degrees in Education and Child Development along with graduate work in Piano and Composition, she can entertain and inform with equal ease.

Jackie has worked with thousands of teachers, parents and children presenting keynote addresses, workshops and seminars and family concerts. She appears throughout the US, Canada, Australia, Singapore and Germany as a speaker, concert artist and talk show guest including appearances on NPR's "Parent's Journal" and "All Things Considered." Activities from her books appear regularly in parenting and early childhood magazines, college texts and journals.